Driven how human nature shapes our choices
A touchstone for understanding how we behave on the job "This is a stimulating and provocative book in bringing together important ideas from different fields, and, thereby, giving us a whole new slant on 2human nature.2"--Edgar H. Schein, Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco
Jossey-Bass
2002
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Warren Bennis signature series
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Part one. Bridging gaps : setting the stage for understanding human nature
- Toward a unified understanding of human nature
- How the modern human mind evolved
- Innate drives and skills
- Part two. The four drives behind human choices
- The drive to acquire (d1)
- The drive to bond (d2)
- The drive to learn (d3)
- The drive to defend (d4)
- Part three. The drives in action : how human nature works in context
- Culture, skills, emotions : other pieces of the puzzle
- Origins of the social contract
- Why so much diversity? Part four. Human nature and society
- Human nature in organizational life
- The road forward
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-306) and index